Mt Hood over Burnt Lake
Scott and Angie
Snow...a sign of things to come. This area is already buried under 4 feet of snow!
Mt Hood again with afternoon clouds.
Pretty waterfall along the trail.
Burnt Lake Hike
Angie, Cami and I hiked to Burnt Lake in the Mt Hood Wilderness in early October. We had a beautiful fall day with lots of sun a warm temperatures. We tried to catch some of the brook trout in the lake, but didn't have any luck. There was already some snow on the ground at the lake. The hike was 7 miles round trip and gained ~1500 feet of elevation.
Mt Hood over Burnt Lake
Scott and Angie
Snow...a sign of things to come. This area is already buried under 4 feet of snow!
Mt Hood again with afternoon clouds.
Pretty waterfall along the trail.
Mt Hood over Burnt Lake
Scott and AngieSnow...a sign of things to come. This area is already buried under 4 feet of snow!Mt Hood again with afternoon clouds.Pretty waterfall along the trail.
Hamilton Mountain Hike
Angie, Kurt, Cami and I hiked Hamilton Mountain in May 2009. Kurt just reminded me the other day that I never posted the photos from the hike.
Hamilton Mountain is located in the Columbia River Gorge on the Washington side. The hike gains ~2000 feet and is 7.5 miles round trip.
Hardy Falls
Angie at Hardy Falls.
Angie and Cami.
Hamilton Mountain.
Wildflowers along the trail.
Kurt making his way up the trail to the summit.
Kurt admiring the view from the summit of Hamilton Mountain.
Hamilton Mountain is located in the Columbia River Gorge on the Washington side. The hike gains ~2000 feet and is 7.5 miles round trip.
Hardy Falls
Angie at Hardy Falls.
Angie and Cami.
Hamilton Mountain.
Wildflowers along the trail.
Kurt making his way up the trail to the summit.
Kurt admiring the view from the summit of Hamilton Mountain.
Veda Lake Hike
Angie, Cami and I hiked to Veda Lake in the Mt Hood Wilderness at the end of September. We headed out of Portland on the last really warm day of the summer (~90 degrees in Portland).
The elevation of the lake is 4270 feet and the hike was 2.8 miles round trip. The fall colors have already started above 4000 feet and will probably peak in the next few weeks. The lake was filled with crayfish and brook trout. We tried to catch the trout with the fly rod, but only had one hit the whole day. The fish were easily spooked by the dry fly hitting the water.
Veda Lake.
Fall color reflection.
Cami watching the crayfish...she almost got pinched by one!
Cami looking happy to be at the lake.
The elevation of the lake is 4270 feet and the hike was 2.8 miles round trip. The fall colors have already started above 4000 feet and will probably peak in the next few weeks. The lake was filled with crayfish and brook trout. We tried to catch the trout with the fly rod, but only had one hit the whole day. The fish were easily spooked by the dry fly hitting the water.
Veda Lake.
Fall color reflection.
Cami watching the crayfish...she almost got pinched by one!
Cami looking happy to be at the lake.
Few-flowered Aster on the shore of Veda Lake.
Veda Lake Reflection.
Vine Maple.
Vine Maple.
Veda Lake Reflection.
Vine Maple.
Vine Maple.
Crystal Lake Backpack
Angie, Cami and I backpacked to Crystal Lake in the Mt Adams Wilderness in August. This was a 15.4 mile trip with ~2000 feet of elevation gain. We started at the Stagman Ridge trailhead on the west side of Mt Adams.
This area is absolutely beautiful. We were surprised by the number of other backpackers we saw at this "hidden lake". We also saw our first black bear in the Pacific Northwest. I was walking near our campsite when I saw movement ~30 yards away in my peripheral vision. Then to my amazement I small black bear wandered out of the trees. He saw me and instantly bolted...which I was very happy about! My heart was racing for a good 20 minutes after seeing the bear.
Here are some pictures from the backpacking trip. We hope you enjoy them.
Sunburst through the forest.
Sunset over the Goat Rocks area.
Angie, Cami and Mt Adams.
Angie, Cami, Scott
Alpenglow, Mt Adams.
Sunset over Mt Rainier.
This area is absolutely beautiful. We were surprised by the number of other backpackers we saw at this "hidden lake". We also saw our first black bear in the Pacific Northwest. I was walking near our campsite when I saw movement ~30 yards away in my peripheral vision. Then to my amazement I small black bear wandered out of the trees. He saw me and instantly bolted...which I was very happy about! My heart was racing for a good 20 minutes after seeing the bear.
Here are some pictures from the backpacking trip. We hope you enjoy them.
Sunburst through the forest.
Our campsite above Crystal Lake.
Looking north to Mt Rainier. The lupine was at peak bloom.
More wildflowers. We are not sure what type these are, but they look like miniature bear grass blooms.
Sunset over the Goat Rocks area.
Angie, Cami and Mt Adams.
Angie, Cami, Scott
Alpenglow, Mt Adams.
Sunset over Mt Rainier.Sunset over Crystal Lake.
Mt Adams during twilight. 30 second exposure.
Lupine and Indian Paintbrush around Crystal Lake.
This was a very nice meadow with a great view Mt Adams. This was on the Stagman Ridge Trail.
Mt Adams during twilight. 30 second exposure.
Lupine and Indian Paintbrush around Crystal Lake.
This was a very nice meadow with a great view Mt Adams. This was on the Stagman Ridge Trail.
Stormy Lake Backpack
Angie, Cami and I planned a 5 day, 34 mile backpack to Mink Lake in the Three Sisters Wilderness of Oregon in early August. Our starting point was the Irish Lake trail head on the Pacific Crest Trail. It took ~4.5 hours to reach the trail head from Portland. After arriving at the trail head, we were immediately "greeted" by the worst mosquitoes we have ever seen and were bitten several times.
Our goal for the day was to get to Stormy Lake, which was ~5 miles from the trail head. The mosquitoes did not let up one bit while we were on the trail and we soon were wearing long sleeve bug shirts and full head nets. We made it to Stormy Lake just before sunset and the bugs finally let up as we made dinner.
Here is a night photo of the Big Dipper over Stormy Lake. Irish Mountain is in the background being illuminated by the moonlight.
The following morning we awoke to rain hitting our tent and a few rumbles of thunder. There was no rain in the forecast, so we were not sure what was going on. We thought we would wait out the rain and move on to Mink Lake later in the day. Well, the rain didn't let up and we decided we would stay put at Stormy Lake and start for Mink Lake in the morning. The only good thing about the rain was that it completely shut the bugs down.
Our goal for the day was to get to Stormy Lake, which was ~5 miles from the trail head. The mosquitoes did not let up one bit while we were on the trail and we soon were wearing long sleeve bug shirts and full head nets. We made it to Stormy Lake just before sunset and the bugs finally let up as we made dinner.
Here is a night photo of the Big Dipper over Stormy Lake. Irish Mountain is in the background being illuminated by the moonlight.
The following morning we awoke to rain hitting our tent and a few rumbles of thunder. There was no rain in the forecast, so we were not sure what was going on. We thought we would wait out the rain and move on to Mink Lake later in the day. Well, the rain didn't let up and we decided we would stay put at Stormy Lake and start for Mink Lake in the morning. The only good thing about the rain was that it completely shut the bugs down.Here are a few photos from around the Stormy Lake during one of the brief periods where it wasn't raining.
Our tent is the light orange object in the middle of this photo. Yeah I know you can barely see it!!
Scott, Angie and Cami on the shore of Stormy Lake. 
We woke up early the next morning expecting the weather to have cleared, but we were disappointed to find it was still pouring rain. We made the executive decision to head back to the trail head that day and spend the rest of our time off in Portland. This was a beautiful area for backpacking and we hope next time to get better weather.
Our tent is the light orange object in the middle of this photo. Yeah I know you can barely see it!! Scott, Angie and Cami on the shore of Stormy Lake. We woke up early the next morning expecting the weather to have cleared, but we were disappointed to find it was still pouring rain. We made the executive decision to head back to the trail head that day and spend the rest of our time off in Portland. This was a beautiful area for backpacking and we hope next time to get better weather.
Quebec Fishing Trip
My Uncle Dick and I traveled to the remote town of Rapid Seven, Quebec, Canada (population 27) for a week of fishing in July. We drove ~13 hours from Warren, Ohio to get to Rapid Seven (~650 miles). We stayed at Camp Denis http://campdenisonline.com/ on the northwest corner of Reservoir Decelles. Reservoir Decelles is a massive lake with lots of great fishing for walleye and northern pike. We mostly still fished from a boat for walleye and casted spoons and spinners for pike. We didn't catch a ton of fish, but the ones we did catch were good size. It was nice to get away and spend a week relaxing and fishing.
Scott with a 3 pound walleye. Very pretty fish.
Dick with our first day's catch of walleyes.
Arctic tern on a small island in Lily Bay.
A little Canadian humor! This bumper sticker was on the fridge in a remote cabin on the lake. We used the cabin as a shelter during a big afternoon thunderstorm on our 2nd day of fishing. When the thunderstorm blew in we were ~12 miles by boat from the camp. We lucked out, because this is the only cabin on the section of lake we were fishing that day.
Dick with a 4 pound walleye
This is Gary from Athens, New York. Gary and his wife Cheryl were the only other people in the camp who spoke English (French is the predominant language in the area), so we traded fishing stories and fishing locations with them each day. Cheryl caught this pike while trolling for walleye. She actually hooked a walleye and then the pike went after the walleye and wouldn't let go. They netted the walleye and pike at he same time. The pike was ~40 inches.
Shore lunch!
Shore lunch with Chuck, Bob, Lodge, Michael, Dick and Scott. 
Dick with another 3 &1/2 pound walleye.
A pair of loons out on the lake. It was great to fall asleep the sounds of loons calling each night.
Close up of a walleye. Great color.
Sunset over Reservoir Decelles. This was taken just outside our cabin.
Scott, Dick, Chuck and Bob (Bob is the owner of Camp Denis)
Boat docks at Camp Denis.
A lone daisy on the shore of Reservoir Decelles.
Steam rising from the Winneway River during our drive back to Ohio. Winneway is an Algonquin Indian Village in the area.
Scott with a 3 pound walleye. Very pretty fish.
Dick with our first day's catch of walleyes.
Arctic tern on a small island in Lily Bay.
A little Canadian humor! This bumper sticker was on the fridge in a remote cabin on the lake. We used the cabin as a shelter during a big afternoon thunderstorm on our 2nd day of fishing. When the thunderstorm blew in we were ~12 miles by boat from the camp. We lucked out, because this is the only cabin on the section of lake we were fishing that day.
Dick with a 4 pound walleye
This is Gary from Athens, New York. Gary and his wife Cheryl were the only other people in the camp who spoke English (French is the predominant language in the area), so we traded fishing stories and fishing locations with them each day. Cheryl caught this pike while trolling for walleye. She actually hooked a walleye and then the pike went after the walleye and wouldn't let go. They netted the walleye and pike at he same time. The pike was ~40 inches.
Shore lunch!
Shore lunch with Chuck, Bob, Lodge, Michael, Dick and Scott. 
Dick with another 3 &1/2 pound walleye.
A pair of loons out on the lake. It was great to fall asleep the sounds of loons calling each night.
Close up of a walleye. Great color.
Sunset over Reservoir Decelles. This was taken just outside our cabin.
Scott, Dick, Chuck and Bob (Bob is the owner of Camp Denis)
Boat docks at Camp Denis.
A lone daisy on the shore of Reservoir Decelles.
Steam rising from the Winneway River during our drive back to Ohio. Winneway is an Algonquin Indian Village in the area.
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